BROHM MINE PRODUCES GOLD FROM OPEN PIT OPERATIONS. MINES THAT PRODUCE GOLD FROM OPEN PIT OPERATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO THE EFFLUENT GUIDELINES FOR ORE MINING AND DRESSING AS DEFINED BY 40.440.100A1. DURING AN INSPECTION OF THE MINE ON 05/19/92, EPA DETERMINED THAT THE MINE WAS DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 502-6 OF THE CWA FROM THE RUBY GULCH AREA. THIS ACTION IS AN ORDER FOR CWA COMPLIANCE.